A breath test that could detect blood cancers
Research funded by Barts Charity has found your breath could give clues about blood cancer. This could enable the development of a special breath test that could spot blood cancer quickly and easily.
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Ground-breaking research at the Centre for Preventive Neurology
In 2017, our funding established the Preventive Neurology Unit at Queen Mary University of London. The unit brought together an ambitious team, including Ruth Dobson, Alastair Noyce and Charles Marshall, to pilot new, revolutionary research into dementia, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis (MS), tackling issues relevant to our local East London community.
Depression in later life could be an early sign of dementia
Having depression is known to increase a person’s risk of developing dementia. But new research, supported by Barts Charity, shows that depression is also an early indicator of dementia – particularly in older people.
Interview with Ashwin Kalra, Clinical Research Training Fellow
Ashwin Kalra is currently in his third and final year of a Barts Charity Healthcare Professional Clinical Research Training Fellowship. He is developing an online platform which will help patients make an informed decision about genetic testing, in the comfort of their own home.
1,100 additional children protected from measles every year thanks to a North East London programme
A locally-led partnership programme makes it simpler for GP practices to call children for the right vaccinations at the right time.
The invisible vulnerability – type 2 diabetes in young British South Asians
Researchers from Queen Mary have uncovered why some British South Asian people may develop early-onset type 2 diabetes earlier than people from European backgrounds. This, they reveal, could be down to a number of unique genetic factors.
Children living in most deprived areas three times more likely to visit hospital to have a tooth removed
With our funding, researchers at Queen Mary University of London have found that children living in areas with high levels of deprivation in North East London, are three times more likely to have severe tooth decay that requires dental extraction in hospital.
Barts Charity funded HIV researcher recognised in King’s Birthday Honours
The MBE recognises Professor Chloe Orkin’s services to the NHS, including pioneering work to find new therapies for HIV for underrepresented groups, funded by Barts Charity.
Scientists uncover potential new treatment strategy for aggressive leukaemia
Research part-funded by Barts Charity shows that blocking certain enzymes could significantly halt acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), a particularly aggressive type of blood cancer.
Primary school age girls with obesity more likely to experience joint and muscle pain
Barts Charity funded research from Queen Mary University of London, suggests that girls between the ages of four and 11 who are considered overweight or obese were 1.7 times more likely to visit GP with a musculoskeletal symptom or diagnosis.